November 23, Sunday.
Just like yesterday, there were noticeably more students challenging the gym over the weekend, since Naranja Academy was out of session.
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After seeing off another challenger with a conflicted expression, gym apprentice Nemona wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead.
"Whew-that was such a satisfying battle! I nearly lost!"
"But this SubToxic strategy Mr. Qingyu taught me is so useful! I never thought it'd be this easy to pick up, right, Dunsparce~?"
Nemona grinned heartily, and the Dunsparce at her feet wriggled happily too.
Qingyu, who had been watching quietly from the sidelines, couldn't help marveling to himself.
With so many challengers today, Nemona had been handling the relatively weaker visitors while Eevee and Riolu rested.
From Qingyu's perspective, Nemona was already every bit as strong as a second-year student at Naranja Academy.
"Tsk, why do I feel like I've become the sinner who opened Pandora's Box?"
When she'd been learning how to train Pawmo, Nemona had still been a little slow on the uptake, needing reminders from him every so often.
Yet she'd only watched him use SubToxic for a single evening, and she was already proficient on her first attempt today.
Was I just that good a teacher, or was Nemona actually better suited to this style?
Qingyu didn't know the answer. He merely sighed quietly.
"If things keep going like this, Nemona will learn every last trick I know sooner or later..."
"When Nemona heads out on Victory Road next year, will the other Gym Leaders and the Elite Four come knocking to give me trouble?"
But why did that actually sound pretty satisfying...?
After giving it some thought, Qingyu decided to keep things as they were.
Just as he was about